There is not much information about Marieschi, as he unfortunately only turned 34 years old. Nevertheless he was one of the most famous landscape and veduta painters of his time. He worked mainly in Venice. However, it is a fact that his father was an architectural painter and wood engraver. For some time Marieschi worked as a theater painter in Germany. This and the fact that he was a member of the Venetian painters' guild "Fraglia de Pittori" are documented. At that time, this was a prerequisite for getting good commissions or the person concerned must have already produced some good work and achievements in order to be accepted at all.
Back then, the best advertising, good work and word of mouth was the best. The engraver and painter Gaspare Diziani was one of his sponsors. The German art collector Freiherr von Schulenberg was Field Marshal General of the Republic of Venice and saw his work. He acquired two of his vedute and thus Marieschi's works came to Germany. Thus he came to the commissions in Germany. Marieschi's speciality was to produce works with counterparts, pair pieces or in series. So he made 21 etchings about Venice's sights. On the title page his portrait, made by Angelo Trevisani, was emblazoned. Paintings as pair pieces can be found in various museums in Prague, Stockholm and Warsaw. In addition, there is a private collection in Milan and the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover.
No further details are known, but it is assumed that Marieschi inherited his love of architecture from his father. Furthermore, as a child he watched his father at work. All of Marieschi's works are characterized by a technically excellent perspective. Whoever looks at his pictures has the feeling of standing at the beginning of a large square or a long alley or at the beginning of a canal in Venice. The perspective is grandiose. The proportions are fantastically met. Light and shadow correspond to the change of daylight. Although the real proportion between buildings and people requires it, the tiny people are also superbly depicted in great detail. Mariechi's works have been confused with those of Canaletto several times. Some of his most popular motifs were the Canale Grande, San Marco, St. Mark's Square, the Rialto Bridge, the Roman Monument, Santa Chiara and Santa Maria della Salute. Marieschi, although he died young, is one of the most famous Italian painters. Especially because he captured the sights of one of the most famous tourist farm castles in style.
There is not much information about Marieschi, as he unfortunately only turned 34 years old. Nevertheless he was one of the most famous landscape and veduta painters of his time. He worked mainly in Venice. However, it is a fact that his father was an architectural painter and wood engraver. For some time Marieschi worked as a theater painter in Germany. This and the fact that he was a member of the Venetian painters' guild "Fraglia de Pittori" are documented. At that time, this was a prerequisite for getting good commissions or the person concerned must have already produced some good work and achievements in order to be accepted at all.
Back then, the best advertising, good work and word of mouth was the best. The engraver and painter Gaspare Diziani was one of his sponsors. The German art collector Freiherr von Schulenberg was Field Marshal General of the Republic of Venice and saw his work. He acquired two of his vedute and thus Marieschi's works came to Germany. Thus he came to the commissions in Germany. Marieschi's speciality was to produce works with counterparts, pair pieces or in series. So he made 21 etchings about Venice's sights. On the title page his portrait, made by Angelo Trevisani, was emblazoned. Paintings as pair pieces can be found in various museums in Prague, Stockholm and Warsaw. In addition, there is a private collection in Milan and the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover.
No further details are known, but it is assumed that Marieschi inherited his love of architecture from his father. Furthermore, as a child he watched his father at work. All of Marieschi's works are characterized by a technically excellent perspective. Whoever looks at his pictures has the feeling of standing at the beginning of a large square or a long alley or at the beginning of a canal in Venice. The perspective is grandiose. The proportions are fantastically met. Light and shadow correspond to the change of daylight. Although the real proportion between buildings and people requires it, the tiny people are also superbly depicted in great detail. Mariechi's works have been confused with those of Canaletto several times. Some of his most popular motifs were the Canale Grande, San Marco, St. Mark's Square, the Rialto Bridge, the Roman Monument, Santa Chiara and Santa Maria della Salute. Marieschi, although he died young, is one of the most famous Italian painters. Especially because he captured the sights of one of the most famous tourist farm castles in style.
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